Chapter 5 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.] MRS. ANN. [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose? [JAMES stirs no muscle.]
Chapter 5 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]”
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “[JAMES stirs no muscle.]”
plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
From this reading “[JAMES stirs no muscle.]”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “[Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?”
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “[He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]”
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From this reading ANN.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading [JAMES stirs no muscle.]
not any; not one
From this reading [JAMES stirs no muscle.]
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
From this reading [JAMES stirs no muscle.]
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
express a supposition
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
in the direction of
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading [He moves towards the doors, the three workers follow.]
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From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Stopping before JAMES] You 'yn't one, I suppose?
Chapter 5 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) by John Galsworthy holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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